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When I see these I'm always skeptical about the ostensible reasons for arrest. I'm betting he went too far somehow and is being handed over to the US as an example to others. Probably encroached on some bigger J*w's turf... cut into the profits of someone more powerful than himself. Betting he seriously pissed off some J*ws that had more influence in israeli government than himself. If "Israel" was going to extradite all the jewish mob figures who are known to be involved with the Ecstasy trade in the US, there'd be boatloads of them sent to us.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apm...20Drug%20Arrest
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Zeev Rosenstein
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Police arrested a reputed Israeli underworld figure Monday on an international warrant for smuggling drugs from the European Union to the United States, authorities said.
Zeev Rosenstein was arrested after an investigation that spanned three years and several countries. He is believed to be a dominant force on the world Ecstasy market, said David Tzur the Tel Aviv police commander.
Rosenstein's warrant called for his extradition to the United States, a process that could take several months. Federal documents released in Miami on Monday accused Rosenstein of trying to export 700,000 Ecstasy tablets to New York.
"I imagine he will sit behind bars for many years and we are very happy to have him do so in America," Tzur said. "The main thing is that he will be in prison."
Rosenstein's arrest followed a joint investigation conducted by Israeli authorities and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, authorities said.
The investigation began in 2001 after U.S. law enforcement officials questioned two men arrested in New York with 700,000 Ecstasy tablets, said Danny Avimeir, an Israeli police commander. The investigation also included arrests in Bulgaria and Spain.
Rosenstein's lawyer, Benny Nahiri, said he was unaware police were conducting a drug investigation against his client.
"I was very surprised by this charge," he said. "I am hopeful it will be disproved."
Rosenstein, 50, has long been accused of being one of Israel's top mob leaders, but aside from a brief stint in prison for armed robbery in the 1970s, he had eluded authorities.
In December, a bomb attack targeted Rosenstein - the seventh attempt on his life - leaving him with scratches but killing three passers-by and wounding 18 others in Tel Aviv. The attack was believed to have been ordered by rival mob bosses, police said.
Before that attack, Rosenstein had been questioned by police after a hit man reportedly claimed Rosenstein had ordered hits on some of his rivals. Police later said the accuser was lying and released Rosenstein.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apm...20Drug%20Arrest
(link expired - ed)
Zeev Rosenstein
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Police arrested a reputed Israeli underworld figure Monday on an international warrant for smuggling drugs from the European Union to the United States, authorities said.
Zeev Rosenstein was arrested after an investigation that spanned three years and several countries. He is believed to be a dominant force on the world Ecstasy market, said David Tzur the Tel Aviv police commander.
Rosenstein's warrant called for his extradition to the United States, a process that could take several months. Federal documents released in Miami on Monday accused Rosenstein of trying to export 700,000 Ecstasy tablets to New York.
"I imagine he will sit behind bars for many years and we are very happy to have him do so in America," Tzur said. "The main thing is that he will be in prison."
Rosenstein's arrest followed a joint investigation conducted by Israeli authorities and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, authorities said.
The investigation began in 2001 after U.S. law enforcement officials questioned two men arrested in New York with 700,000 Ecstasy tablets, said Danny Avimeir, an Israeli police commander. The investigation also included arrests in Bulgaria and Spain.
Rosenstein's lawyer, Benny Nahiri, said he was unaware police were conducting a drug investigation against his client.
"I was very surprised by this charge," he said. "I am hopeful it will be disproved."
Rosenstein, 50, has long been accused of being one of Israel's top mob leaders, but aside from a brief stint in prison for armed robbery in the 1970s, he had eluded authorities.
In December, a bomb attack targeted Rosenstein - the seventh attempt on his life - leaving him with scratches but killing three passers-by and wounding 18 others in Tel Aviv. The attack was believed to have been ordered by rival mob bosses, police said.
Before that attack, Rosenstein had been questioned by police after a hit man reportedly claimed Rosenstein had ordered hits on some of his rivals. Police later said the accuser was lying and released Rosenstein.